My cousin said that dry ice and a hammer will work the best, will try that....

So far, I've managed to scrape some off, but it's leaving redisue that won't come off....bug&tar remover and steel wool won't work for the residue..


HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TIA

 

3m adhesive remover

 

waht about the tar that hasn't been attempted yet...

I wanna use my Snapon air scraper, but I don't wanna **** anything up

 

b18bturbo mentioned that heat helps. like from a heat gun... thats a lot of work...

 

heat gun and a scraper...works great

 

tried a blow dryer already too

 

tried every method known to man.

Dry ice and a paint scraper works the best. For the stubborn residue, Goof Off or similar, and Simple Green for the final touch.

 

how long do you have to let the ice sit there? how much ICe did you use?

I have tar under the rear seats, rear floor, under front seat, and front floor

 

Hey,

You will need a industrial heat gun or a heat gun you can buy at the hobby store. The hair dyer is too weak. They sell the heat gun to wrap film for the model airplane. Go to Sears and buy you a scraper. It looks like a screwdriver with a scraper end. They do not come sharpen from the store. It needs to be sharpen.

It is crap work, but you will need to heat the area really good and than scrape away. After you have scraped all the tar off than use the 3M adhessive remover or any good cleaner with orange citrus acid. They will give you a very clean and prossional look. After the long hours of sweat and busting your *** it will be all worth while. Your car will look sharp . A bonus is to do the seam sealer also.

I hope this info helps. Good luck,

Richard Wong,
NipponPower.com

 

hey wussuop, better get out the torch & ROSEBUD tip. if you want some good heat.

 

This is the easiest method possible. Dry Ice and air chisel. Total time = 1.5 hrs. 99% perfectly clean tar removal. Let the dry ice sit on there for about 15 minutes before you do the first section, then move it to the next section while you are removing the tar from the previous section. Here are some pics.





Good luck Paul.

 

awesome!
i was gonna say.dry ice is the only way. that tar **** is heavy too.friend of mine did his trunk only.something like 15lbs of it..ONLY in the trunk

 

Damn good pics...ya I used dry ice, but with a heat gun first... melt it off, scrape it...dry ice it...brake it...scrape it...clean it...you're done...good luck...

 

Did you think about cutting the floor and replacing with anodized sheet metal for those areas. It probably be nicer, lighter and faster, albeit more expensive, but hey its your car.....my .02 cents. Keep up the good work.

 

I simply crushed the block into quarter sized pieces, and scattered it over the entire area. Let it sit for 10-15 minutes, and you should hear it pop up and crack. I've been able to use a simple flat blade screwdriver on several occasions, and have done it in less than an hour total. I recommend picking up 45lbs of dry ice to do it easily, but you can get away with 30lbs. On a 2000 Civic hatch, we were able to remove 24lbs of useless crap.

 

thanks guys....

 

Wher can you get Dry Ice?
How much does it cost?

 

if you have a meat packing plant nearby, they might help you. I was able to get mine from a place that actually sells it. It costs me a dollar a pound - money well spent IMHO.

 

Hey Vapor..Anyone ever try using dry ice in a water to air intercooler?

 

thought about it, never tried though...only thing is the fumes would have to be vented somewhere, otherwise the water tank would explode

 

Kind of like a nitrous purge. That would get the tech guys attention

 

Yeah, mine was done with 10lbs of dry ice I bought from Albertsons. I shaved 24.9lbs of tar. This was too on my 00 cx HB.


[Modified by Blown90hatcH, 8:40 AM 5/19/2002]

 

i dont even think my car has it. Did the 95 CX have sound deadning material? I know i dont have it under my rear seats but im not sure about the front seats.

 

Kenji posted awhile back about removing sound deadening material from an EG cx and he only shaved like 6 lbs.

 

yeah, 92-95 CX and VX only had the stuff under the front seats